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“I love stopping at unique stores and restaurants,” said “The Goldbergs” actor Jacob Hopkins. “I remember when I drove to Pine, Arizona, to film “Carolina’s Calling,” there was this restaurant with this ginormous cup on the outside that sold the best fried chicken and ice cream I’ve ever had.”
“I never fully understood the privileges I had as a westerner until I started to travel outside of the country,” said “The Good Doctor” actress Jasika Nicole. “My first trip out of the States was when I was in my mid-20s, so I had a perspective about these experiences that I probably would not have had if I had been traveling the world as a kid.”
“I haven’t traveled at all during the pandemic,” said Emmy Award winner Ashley Nicole Black. “At first, I was spending a lot of my down time taking long walks with my dog — too long. She started refusing the walks! My mom built a gazebo in her backyard with a couch, chairs, fans, a TV, the works. So, our new vacation spot is her backyard with a glass of ice tea.”
“I had planned to visit Tadanobu Asano, who plays Lord Raiden in ‘Mortal Kombat,’ in Japan to catch the cherry blossom festival.” said Chin Han, who portrays Shang Tsung in the film. “But it was not to be (due to the pandemic).”
“My parents took me to Yosemite at a very young age and I loved everything about it — climbing the rocks, finding sticks, looking at the stars and riding a very stubborn donkey named Chocolate,” said “City on a Hill” actress Keiko Elizabeth.
“I feel like New York’s my home away from home,” said Australian actress Lexie Duncan, one of the stars of “Young Rock.” “I come from a musical theater background, which is how I initially got into acting professionally, so I love Broadway! Live theater is already so special, but there is nothing like a Broadway show.”
“Like Bruce Lee once said, you need to be like water,” said MMA champion turned actor Georges St-Pierre. “I believe the best fighters and the best actors are very good at adapting at any situation they are faced with.”
“My wife and I were scheduled to go to Barcelona for our anniversary and we were so excited, but we had to push our dates back due to the pandemic,” said “Blue Bloods” actor Mark McKinnon. “Hopefully, we will be able to take the trip (this year).”
“Food is such an insight into the local flavor, the local scene,” said 3 Pairs of Boots vocalist Laura Arias. “It gets one quickly into the vibe of a place.”
Comedy Central founder Art Bell says that Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska is a wonderful vacation spot: “Because cars weren’t allowed in the park, we had to take a four-hour bus ride to get there. We hiked every day, avoided a confrontation with a grizzly bear and met some remarkable people. The view of Denali mountain was spectacular.”